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a lot of frustration across the country on this one, jon. thanks so much. >>> and still ahead here on "world news" this friday night, the queen and kate giving us a tour at buckingham palace. and the wedding dress. what surprised our reporter when he saw it? >>> the good life tonight. more of the boomers this evening. and this time, they're reinventing their bodies. meet the boomer putting our claire shipman through the ringer. >>> and, later tonight, you've got to see this. the little boy, the baseball captured in the stands -- and what none of us saw coming next. to keep in balance after 50, i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day women's 50+ advantage has ginkgo for memory and concentration, plus support for bone and breast health. a great addition to my routine. [ female announcer ] one a day women's. we throw out over $500 in food ziploc preevery year.gic. help save more of it with ziploc freezer bags featuring the smartzip seal. edge-to-edge protection you can hear. get ziploc and get more out of it. [ female an
a lot of frustration across the country on this one, jon. thanks so much. >>> and still ahead here on "world news" this friday night, the queen and kate giving us a tour at buckingham palace. and the wedding dress. what surprised our reporter when he saw it? >>> the good life tonight. more of the boomers this evening. and this time, they're reinventing their bodies. meet the boomer putting our claire shipman through the ringer. >>> and, later tonight, you've...
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so, abc's jon karl took your messages straight to the lawmakers in the middle of the mess. jon? >> reporter: yes, diane. we have -- we went and talked to members of congress in both parties in both chambers, gave their reaction to what they're hearing in terms of the anger from the american people. a group of freshmen house republicans descended on the white house today demanding the president come up with a plan to deal with the debt. >> don't keep shirking your responsibility. >> what is your written plan? >> reporter: but across the country, voters are telling washington they're disgusted with all sides. >> they need to get off the dime. >> we've had enough. we want you to work together. >> get it done. for god's sakes. >> reporter: we went around capitol hill to put your concerns directly to those in power. starting with democratic senator mark warner of virginia. senator, this is peggy lemons from richmond, virginia. >> if we're really not careful, we're going to end up with a depression that is far worse than the one that our parents and our grandparents lived through. >>
so, abc's jon karl took your messages straight to the lawmakers in the middle of the mess. jon? >> reporter: yes, diane. we have -- we went and talked to members of congress in both parties in both chambers, gave their reaction to what they're hearing in terms of the anger from the american people. a group of freshmen house republicans descended on the white house today demanding the president come up with a plan to deal with the debt. >> don't keep shirking your responsibility....
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being drawn, the bottom line right now, diane, is that no plan has the votes to pass. >> thank you, jon karl, again, reporting in from washington. and keep sending us your messages for washington on abcnews.com. we're reading them. >>> new questions now about airline safety, because of an accident that happened before the planes ever left the ground. federal investigators want to know why two jets loaded with passengers and fuel collided at boston's logan airport last night. abc's lisa stark covers aviation for us. >> reporter: the impact was forceful enough to tear apart the wing of the delta 767 and mangle the tail of the smaller regional jet. passengers felt the jolt. >> i was woken up by just a god awful crash. >> reporter: this, just three months after a frighteningly similar incident at new york's jfk airport, where the wing of a giant airbus a-380 clipped the tail of a regional jet. >> roll the emergency trucks to mike. we've been hit by air france. >> reporter: in last night's accidents both planes, loaded with nearly 300 passengers and 27,000 gallons of jet fuel, were heading f
being drawn, the bottom line right now, diane, is that no plan has the votes to pass. >> thank you, jon karl, again, reporting in from washington. and keep sending us your messages for washington on abcnews.com. we're reading them. >>> new questions now about airline safety, because of an accident that happened before the planes ever left the ground. federal investigators want to know why two jets loaded with passengers and fuel collided at boston's logan airport last night....
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and jon, you've been digging into what's been going on behind the scenes here and you told me, you have the president and republican house speaker john boehner actually close to a deal and then what happened? >> reporter: that's right. they were both ready to at least begin talking about this big deal, but what happened is, speaker boehner faced the opposition, not only from tea party members of congress, but from his own leadership. eric cantor, the number two republican in the house, actually told him point blank that he would not support such a big deal if it included anything that could be called tax increases. and cantor said, not only will you not have his support, but he would lose many, many republicans in the house. >> and jon, it was not only eric cantor on the republican side, but nancy pelosi on the democratic side giving the president trouble. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. and i've spoken to a lot of top democratic leaders about this. former speaker pelosi made it clear that she was not going to support anything that would touch medicare or social security. and the reason
and jon, you've been digging into what's been going on behind the scenes here and you told me, you have the president and republican house speaker john boehner actually close to a deal and then what happened? >> reporter: that's right. they were both ready to at least begin talking about this big deal, but what happened is, speaker boehner faced the opposition, not only from tea party members of congress, but from his own leadership. eric cantor, the number two republican in the house,...
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jon favreau is with us. "cowboys and aliens" opens on friday. [ applause ] what a thrill it's got to be to see your own work like that. by the way this is from "entertainment weekly." a pretty great photo. it's daniel craig, harrison ford and you on a pony. >> me on horse. you know what happened, i ven't seen harrison when we're shooting that. during the press junket. they brought me a bunch of cowboy hats to wear. i tried one on. harrison said, no, not that one. i said, harrison what do you think of this one? i turned around and he said, did you bring a yarmulke? that was how dynamic on the set. there is somebody with "cowboys and aliens" shirt from comic con a year ago. thank you for representing there. [ applause ] >> jimmy: unfortunately she hasn't changed since then. there's a lot of excitement. know it's going to be a huge blockbuster film. why shouldn't it be? you're facing the biggest challenge of your life on wednesday night. >> yes. >> jimmy: right here as you take on directing this show. >> yes. >
jon favreau is with us. "cowboys and aliens" opens on friday. [ applause ] what a thrill it's got to be to see your own work like that. by the way this is from "entertainment weekly." a pretty great photo. it's daniel craig, harrison ford and you on a pony. >> me on horse. you know what happened, i ven't seen harrison when we're shooting that. during the press junket. they brought me a bunch of cowboy hats to wear. i tried one on. harrison said, no, not that one. i...
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good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning. the details are still being worked out and nobody has signed on the dotted line yet. they still need to see if it will fly with their membership, but they decided on this, a debt ceiling increase of $4.4 trillion. that's enough to get the president past the next presidential election. there would be immediate cuts agrewed to over the next ten years of $1 trillion. then a committee is established. a special congressional committee, that would recommend cuts of a trillion dollars more. the key thing with that committee, bianna, if congress did not act on those recommendations, there would be automatic spending cuts that would take place that would be uncomfortable for both sides. again, details still being worked out. not final yet. but that's the framework that's emerging. >> at least there's a framework they are dealing with. dan said earlier in the show, something, some sign of hope in washington this morning. all right. thank you. dan. >> still fragile but some signs of hope. >>> an
good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning. the details are still being worked out and nobody has signed on the dotted line yet. they still need to see if it will fly with their membership, but they decided on this, a debt ceiling increase of $4.4 trillion. that's enough to get the president past the next presidential election. there would be immediate cuts agrewed to over the next ten years of $1 trillion. then a committee is established. a special congressional committee, that would...
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abc's jon karl explains. >> reporter: we took a journey to the u.s. mint in philadelphia for a lesson in how the government is losing money by making money. this is the presidential dollar coin. congress ordered the mint to make millions of them to honor every dead president but nobody seems to want them. they cost 32 cents a pop to make. the mint makes nearly 2 million of them every day. do the math. about 600,000 dollars a day to make them. because almost nobody uses these things, most go directly into storage. we found a bunch of them 100 miles down the road in a vault. here at the federal reserve in baltimore, the coins are packed into plastic bags stacked one on top of each other all the way up and down this aisle several aisles of them, millions and millions of dollars in presidential coins. federal reserve says they are piling up so quickly they are spending $650,000 to build a new vault in dallas to hold them. shipping the coins there will cost another $3 million. senator jack reed was one of the co-sponsors of the bill that directed the mint
abc's jon karl explains. >> reporter: we took a journey to the u.s. mint in philadelphia for a lesson in how the government is losing money by making money. this is the presidential dollar coin. congress ordered the mint to make millions of them to honor every dead president but nobody seems to want them. they cost 32 cents a pop to make. the mint makes nearly 2 million of them every day. do the math. about 600,000 dollars a day to make them. because almost nobody uses these things, most...
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so, jon, what is next here? >> reporter: josh, speaker boehner has just finished speaked the a group of 240 house republicans in a private meeting. and i'm told he went and made an impassioned appeal, onene last appeal, to get in line and support his plan to raise the debt ceiling. i'm told that he said, quote, i am a happy warrior. i love everyone here. but he said he's got to have their support for this because if they don't support this, the options that come later will be far worse. he still has to convince some of those republicans who don't want any debt ceiling, however, to go along with this. meanwhile, in the senate, democrats say it is absolutely dead. so, we are not at the end game here yet. what happens next is really anybody's guess. josh? >> all eyes and many angry voters turning their attention, now, to the capitol. the deadline, again, tuesday. jon karl, with the very latest from washington. >>> meanwhile, the standoff there comes as we get more discouraging news about the economy. figures out th
so, jon, what is next here? >> reporter: josh, speaker boehner has just finished speaked the a group of 240 house republicans in a private meeting. and i'm told he went and made an impassioned appeal, onene last appeal, to get in line and support his plan to raise the debt ceiling. i'm told that he said, quote, i am a happy warrior. i love everyone here. but he said he's got to have their support for this because if they don't support this, the options that come later will be far worse....
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ah knows who jon huntsman is. they did a story a aut him last night on "nightline." this is his first campaign ad. this is for real. and i guess the idea is to show people what a regular guy he is. >> this man, a successful two-term conservative governor of utah. some see a man of the world. his family sees the world's best pancake chef, who makes a mean egg white omelet. a dad who listens, practical jokes. cranks up the rock. the dad who won't make dinner reservations because his favorite restaurant cart don't take them. mary kay has mentioned she'd like to eat somewhere nice some day. but that day seems yet to arrive. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's like sad. like the trailer for a movie where the dog dies at the end or something. but that day seems yet to arrive. let's see the rest of that ad. >> he's the neighbor who borrows tools and never returns them. the son who calls his mother a bitch. a monster who uses the floor instead of the toilet. jon huntsman. cheap skate. weirdo. for president. >> jimmy: at least he'
ah knows who jon huntsman is. they did a story a aut him last night on "nightline." this is his first campaign ad. this is for real. and i guess the idea is to show people what a regular guy he is. >> this man, a successful two-term conservative governor of utah. some see a man of the world. his family sees the world's best pancake chef, who makes a mean egg white omelet. a dad who listens, practical jokes. cranks up the rock. the dad who won't make dinner reservations because...
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jon jay, the founding father, he comes on home, cardinals out in front, it's 3-1. top six now, astros up 5-3. carlos lee, el caballo, he can hit, that's gone to left. astro, they go on to get the "w," 5-3 your final count. that'll do it for us. i'm cole wright, and don't forget, for the latest on the sports scene check out the highlight express. >>> the raiders will have a grandma cheering them on from the sidelines, but she's not related to any of them this. this is susie sanchez, the newest member of the team's cheerleading squad. >> sanchez is 37, a mother of three and grandmother of one, pretty good-looking grandmother and it's been her lifelong dream to make the squad. so she tried out year after year and finally this one, she made it. >> congrgrulations, i like to see that. age is a state of mind. >>> well up next, the stories we'll be following later including late night drama on capitol hill. will republicans bring their debt legislation to a vote today? stay with us. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u
jon jay, the founding father, he comes on home, cardinals out in front, it's 3-1. top six now, astros up 5-3. carlos lee, el caballo, he can hit, that's gone to left. astro, they go on to get the "w," 5-3 your final count. that'll do it for us. i'm cole wright, and don't forget, for the latest on the sports scene check out the highlight express. >>> the raiders will have a grandma cheering them on from the sidelines, but she's not related to any of them this. this is susie...
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. >>> the red sox, there's jon lester as the red sox took on blue jays. lester strikes out adam lipid. he left with a no-no ink tact. blue jays down 3-0. jose bautista, deep into the night, 28th home run of the season. blue jays are down now. later in the inning john mcdonald and heads to home, mcdonald, the throw, nicely done. he may have beaten the tab but the red sox win it, 3-2. >>> albert pujols expected to miss up to six weeks with a small fracture had his left wrist, back after 15 days. activated tuesday but not in the lineup. holliday was. that leaves in a early. 16th multihome run game of his career. lance berkman gets every bit of that pitch, 350th career home run as the cards win it, 8-1. that'll do it for this espn news update. i'm will selva. >>> all right. well, police in the bay area are trying to track down a stolen picasso and the man would swiped it from the san francisco art gallery. >> a well-dressed man in dark glasses grabbed the pencil drawing and hopped into a waiting taxi. the 1965 work titled "head of a woman" is the size of a st
. >>> the red sox, there's jon lester as the red sox took on blue jays. lester strikes out adam lipid. he left with a no-no ink tact. blue jays down 3-0. jose bautista, deep into the night, 28th home run of the season. blue jays are down now. later in the inning john mcdonald and heads to home, mcdonald, the throw, nicely done. he may have beaten the tab but the red sox win it, 3-2. >>> albert pujols expected to miss up to six weeks with a small fracture had his left wrist,...
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budget director jack lew and senator jon kyl. two people who are around the negotiating table. in the meantime, also the report about wanting to go back to the grand bargain. president said he wanted to do that. speaker boehner said he wants to do that. the question is whether they can get elements on board to pass such a thing. that also is something that is being required right now by the ratings agency. moodys. standards & poors. said they must have some credible deficit reduction plan, 4 trillion or so over the next 10 years because of the way they are looking at the u.s. dollar and threatening to downgrade u.s. credit worthiness, and that would be -- add to the catastrophic woes a default can bring. >> the administration said itself if we don't have a plan by this friday, we will not meet the august 2nd deadline. all right. cristiane, a lot of tension there in washington. be sure to join christiane where she sits down with office of management and budget, jacob lew and senate minority whip jon kyl on "this week." >> for a check of the morning top stories, filling in for ro
budget director jack lew and senator jon kyl. two people who are around the negotiating table. in the meantime, also the report about wanting to go back to the grand bargain. president said he wanted to do that. speaker boehner said he wants to do that. the question is whether they can get elements on board to pass such a thing. that also is something that is being required right now by the ratings agency. moodys. standards & poors. said they must have some credible deficit reduction plan,...
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. >> neither side budged at the meeting that followed so let's bring in jake tapper and jon karl from capitol hill. jon, they tried to work on a smaller reduction deal but that didn't go much better. >> reporter: the divide is as deep as ever. they outlined 1.7trillion cuts, not enough but democrats called it completely unacceptable because it included cuts to medicare and no tax revenue increases. steny hoyer said he couldn't get a senior democratic vote for a plan. >> that means that it couldn't pass. courthouse have any idnew ideas >> reporter: they're pushing for the big deal, a lot of pain at one, entitle tks. president obama outlined the plan and said, you can't expect seniors to give up $500 when you went own ask for $5 from people like me. wealthy individuals. >> jon, the leader mitchell mcconnell is looking at a contingency plan which could be a short-term extension. >> reporter: he's tight-lipped about what they mean. they could give him a chance to accept that which he ruled out or one with no tax increases. >> the president very clear on that. >> reporter: he said he's not
. >> neither side budged at the meeting that followed so let's bring in jake tapper and jon karl from capitol hill. jon, they tried to work on a smaller reduction deal but that didn't go much better. >> reporter: the divide is as deep as ever. they outlined 1.7trillion cuts, not enough but democrats called it completely unacceptable because it included cuts to medicare and no tax revenue increases. steny hoyer said he couldn't get a senior democratic vote for a plan. >> that...
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good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. there is no presidential candidate with more momentum right now than michele bachmann. ♪ my home in -- >> reporter: no republican presidential candidate has taken a harder line on the debt ceiling showdown than michele bachmann. >> we were all shocked and appalled that president obamama dangled out in front of the cameras that senior citizens may not get their checks. that's a very dangerous statement to make. we don't believe -- excuse me. excuse me. we don't believe that for a moment. >> reporter: tough talk from bachmann is nothing new but she now speaks with new-found authority as a top tier contender for the republican presidential nomination. a new national poll puts bachmann firmly in second place as the leading challenger to front-runner mitt romney. and in key first caucus state iowa, three separate polls over the past week put bachmann in first place. >> republican primary voters are looking for somebody who has -- brings some excitement, who brings something different to
good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. there is no presidential candidate with more momentum right now than michele bachmann. ♪ my home in -- >> reporter: no republican presidential candidate has taken a harder line on the debt ceiling showdown than michele bachmann. >> we were all shocked and appalled that president obamama dangled out in front of the cameras that senior citizens may not get their checks. that's a very dangerous statement to make. we don't...
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abc's jon karl joins us now, from washington, with the latest. what about it? how close are we finally to a deal? >> reporter: getting close to a deal with the house speaker, john boehner. the outlines of this deal include up to $3 trillion in spending cuts over the next ten years including some cuts to popular entitlement programs like medicare and social security. also, elizabeth, it would include a promise or a commitment that congress would bring more money in through tax revenues by reforming the code, closing some of those loopholes. that's something that congress would act on over this last year. >> that last one, isn't that disguise? a tax increase in >> reporter: well, certainly some will call it that. the rates won't go up. congress would have to act over the next year. if they didn't ago, automatic steps would be taken that both sides wouldn't like which would be tax hikes and spending cuts. possibly, elizabeth, they're talking about repealing part of the health care bill. >> even if president obama and speaker boehner reach a deal they have their ow
abc's jon karl joins us now, from washington, with the latest. what about it? how close are we finally to a deal? >> reporter: getting close to a deal with the house speaker, john boehner. the outlines of this deal include up to $3 trillion in spending cuts over the next ten years including some cuts to popular entitlement programs like medicare and social security. also, elizabeth, it would include a promise or a commitment that congress would bring more money in through tax revenues by...
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former utah gove november jon huntsman. most americans know him as the candidate who americans don't know. this is him. as you can see, his quality cases to be president include having gray hair, having an american flag in the background of his office to stand in front of. he's got my vote. governor huntsman announcement puts him somewhere between ron paul and count chocula as the favorite to win the gop nomination. [ applause ] really, at this point, if you're white and own a suit with an american flag pin on it, you're automatically a republican candidate for president. meanwhile, to no one's surprise, on the "today" show this morning, john mccain, the senator from arizona, said he will not be running in 2012. or walking, for that matter. [ laughter ] he just -- going to get one of those scooters and drive around. this is good. you know how when, on the news, they're about to go to commercial and they talk about all the stories they have coming up. they call it a tease. well, our local kcal news here in los angeles was te
former utah gove november jon huntsman. most americans know him as the candidate who americans don't know. this is him. as you can see, his quality cases to be president include having gray hair, having an american flag in the background of his office to stand in front of. he's got my vote. governor huntsman announcement puts him somewhere between ron paul and count chocula as the favorite to win the gop nomination. [ applause ] really, at this point, if you're white and own a suit with an...
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jon karl on capitol hill. bianna golodryga from the new york stock exchange. looking at the asian and european markets overnight, there seems to be concern but not panic yet, bianna. >> reporter: that's right. wall street seems to be patient with washington. markets opening blower. just about 130 points lower. not the knee jerk reaction that people were fearful of. things are still at an impasse. even though the markets aren't selling off, people are concerned about what's still on the table a credit downgrade. the s&p says the u.s. could lose its aaa ratings in the next three months. that would mean that interest rates go higher. it would be more difficult for people to get a loan out there. and it could be a big burden for this economy, as we're just starting to recover. george? >> jon, they had been hoping on capitol hill to come up with some sort of deal before the markets opened today. that has not happened. it seems, the only thing that everyone seems to be accepting that any deal won't include any new tax increases. >> that's the big deal. but the two s
jon karl on capitol hill. bianna golodryga from the new york stock exchange. looking at the asian and european markets overnight, there seems to be concern but not panic yet, bianna. >> reporter: that's right. wall street seems to be patient with washington. markets opening blower. just about 130 points lower. not the knee jerk reaction that people were fearful of. things are still at an impasse. even though the markets aren't selling off, people are concerned about what's still on the...
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abc's jon karl is covering it from capitol hill. jon, we are seeing fire from the house speaker. >> reporter: we sure are. this vote today on his debt ceiling plan is the highest-stakes vote of his term as speaker of the house. and he is doing everything he can to get those tea partyers in line. john boehner is now demanding republicans stand with their party. in a closed-door meeting, he had a stern message for tea partiers who just don't like his debt ceiling plan. boehner told them get your ass in line, sources at the meeting tell abc news. this comes a day after another republican leader attempted to rally the troops with a clip from the movie "the town." >> i need your help. i can't tell you what it is. you can never ask me about it later. and we're going to hurt some people. >> which car are we going to take? >> reporter: allen west liked what he heard. >> i told him i would drive the car. >> they could have used "rudy," "hoosiers," "band of brothers." but this was the choice that they made. >> t ts is a movie. this is not rea
abc's jon karl is covering it from capitol hill. jon, we are seeing fire from the house speaker. >> reporter: we sure are. this vote today on his debt ceiling plan is the highest-stakes vote of his term as speaker of the house. and he is doing everything he can to get those tea partyers in line. john boehner is now demanding republicans stand with their party. in a closed-door meeting, he had a stern message for tea partiers who just don't like his debt ceiling plan. boehner told them get...
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. >> reporter: that jon stewart dubbed it toemageddon 2011. >> really? >> it's a big deal to see boys in pink because it's not the cultural convention. but it's nothing hardwired. boys are not innately aversive to pink, girls are not innately attracted to pink. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: so along with greg we invited a few other dads whose sons have varied interests and preferences to start an open dialogue about the gender color wars. >> in a perfect world you had your choice, would you rather your son grabbing for the pink shirt or the blue shir >> i'd want him to go to the one he was drawn to. >> i follow my child's lead. because it's not really the point of what i like, it's the point what was my child likes. >> i prefer my child to choose blue. but if he wants to choose the pink shirt over the blue shirt, that's up to him. >> i think the reason parents are uncomfortable with putting boys in pink is frankly they think, it will make him gay. we're all -- people are still homophobic although i think it's changing rapidly. >> reporter: next we as
. >> reporter: that jon stewart dubbed it toemageddon 2011. >> really? >> it's a big deal to see boys in pink because it's not the cultural convention. but it's nothing hardwired. boys are not innately aversive to pink, girls are not innately attracted to pink. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: so along with greg we invited a few other dads whose sons have varied interests and preferences to start an open dialogue about the gender color wars. >> in a perfect...
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jon karl says he follows her closely on the campaign trail and no one works harder or more vigorously out there. so far, so good. >>> other news now, the postmaster general is pushing now to cut back mail delivery to just five days a week. he says the post offffe lost $8 billion last year and is on track for a similar loss this year. that's because mail volume is down mostly because of people using the internet for letters and to pay their bills. >>> it is a bittersweet morning for nasa astronauts and crew members as the final shuttle mission comes to an end. it's the end of the historic shuttle program that dates back to the 1980s. while the crew says gogo-bye to the shuttle, many nasa employees ll be saying good-bye to their jobs. >> reporter: on their last full day aboard the space shuttle "atlantis" the crew practiced landings on a computer laptop, peered out the windows and read poetry. the men on the ground who will lead "atlantis" back through the landing said thursday morning would be tough. >> i don't think you'd be human if you didn't feel something. every time you feel some
jon karl says he follows her closely on the campaign trail and no one works harder or more vigorously out there. so far, so good. >>> other news now, the postmaster general is pushing now to cut back mail delivery to just five days a week. he says the post offffe lost $8 billion last year and is on track for a similar loss this year. that's because mail volume is down mostly because of people using the internet for letters and to pay their bills. >>> it is a bittersweet...
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good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we are reaching crisis time here on capitol hill. the republicans delayed a vote on their bill in the house because they don't even have enough republican votes to pass their own bill. democrats don't have the votes to pass their bill, either. the only thing certain up here right now is that everything is in doubt. >> we appreciate you calling. >> reporter: the calls are pouring in. plenty of outrage. but like congress itself, the callers seem hopelessly divided. >> i would really like for him to hold the line against any deal in congress. >> i am calling to ask that you cooperatatwith the president's efforts. >> reporter: the whole place seems to have broken down. republicans can't even convince some of their own members to vote for the republican plan. in a closed door meeting, republican leader eric cantor told fellow conservatives to, quote, stop whining and support the bill. acknowledging, quote, the debt limit vote sucks. across the country, that's the view of washington itself.
good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we are reaching crisis time here on capitol hill. the republicans delayed a vote on their bill in the house because they don't even have enough republican votes to pass their own bill. democrats don't have the votes to pass their bill, either. the only thing certain up here right now is that everything is in doubt. >> we appreciate you calling. >> reporter: the calls are pouring in. plenty of outrage. but like congress...
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as abc's jon karl reports it's not just democrats versus republicans, it's republicans versus republicans. >> reporter: john boehner is cracking the whip. he convened a meeting of all 240 house republicans today. sources who were there tell abc he had a blunt message for tea partyers. get your ass in line, he said, i can't do this job unless you are behind me. >> get you guys in line? >> we are a team, we are about trying to move the country forward. >> reporter: the tough talk does appear to be working. but it's not an easy sell. some of the tea partyers still just don't believe those dire warnings about government default. >> armageddon happens at midnight, august 3, is not the case, it is not true. >> reporter: kevin mccarthy, the third ranking republican in the house, urged republicans to unite behind boehner's plan by showing this clip from "the town." >> i need your help. i can't tell you what it is, you can never ask me about it later, we're going to hurt some people. >> which car we going to take? >> reporter: tea party republican alan west liked what he heard. >> i got up and tol
as abc's jon karl reports it's not just democrats versus republicans, it's republicans versus republicans. >> reporter: john boehner is cracking the whip. he convened a meeting of all 240 house republicans today. sources who were there tell abc he had a blunt message for tea partyers. get your ass in line, he said, i can't do this job unless you are behind me. >> get you guys in line? >> we are a team, we are about trying to move the country forward. >> reporter: the...
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jon karl, thanks very much. we return now to our regular program. diane sawyer will have a full wrap-up on "world news." thanks for joining us. have a good day. >>> thank you for starting with the workweek with us. catch diane tonight. bye-bye now....